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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
First Year Semester I
Course no.
Course Title
EEE 101
Electrical Circuits I
CSE 133
Structured Computer Programming
CSE 134
ENG 101
ENG 102
CSE 108
MAT 101
PHY 103
PHY 104
Structured Computer Programming Lab.
English Language I
English Language I Lab.
Computer Aided Engineering Drawing
Co-ordinate Geometry and Linear Algebra
Mechanics, Wave, Heat & Thermodynamics
Physics I Lab
Total
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0
Credits
Pre-requisite
3.0
N/A
3+0
3.0
N/A
0+6
3.0
N/A
2+0
0+2
0+4
3+0
3+0
0+3
14 + 15
2.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
3.0
1.5
21.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0
Credits
Pre-requisite
First Year Semester II
Course no.
Course Title
EEE 123
Electrical Circuits II
EEE 124
Electrical Circuits Lab.
EEE 126
Electrical Circuit Simulation Lab
PHY 207
PHY 204
Electromagnetism, Optics & Modern Physics
Physics II Lab.
CHE 101
General Chemistry
CHE 102
General Chemistry Lab (Inorganic and
Quantitative Analysis Lab)
ENG 103
ENG 104
MAT 103
English Language II
English Language II Lab
Differential and Integral Calculus
Total
0+3
0+3
3.0
1.5
1.5
EEE 101
EEE 101
EEE 101
3+0
0+3
3+0
3.0
1.5
0+3
1.5
N/A
2+0
0+2
3+0
14 + 14
2.0
1.0
3.0
21
ENG 101
ENG 102
MAT 101
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0
0+3
3+0
0+3
3+0
2+0
0+2
3+0
3+0
17 + 08
Credits
Pre-requisite
3.0
1.5
3.0
1.5
3.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
21
EEE 101 & 123
EEE 124 & 126
EEE 101 & 123
EEE 124 & 126
MAT 102
CSE 135
CSE 136
N/A
MAT 103
3.0
PHY 103
PHY 104
N/A
Second Year Semester I
Course no.
EEE 221
EEE 222
EEE 223
EEE 224
EEE 229
CSE 209
CSE 210
BAN 243
MAT 221
Course Title
Electronics I
Electronic Circuit Simulation Lab.
Electrical Machines I
Electrical Machines I Lab.
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
Numerical Analysis
Numerical Analysis Lab.
Cost and Management Accounting
Vector Analysis and Complex Variables
Total
Second Year Semester II
Course no.
Course Title
EEE 225
Electrical Machines II
EEE 226
Electrical Machines II Lab
EEE 227
Electronics II
EEE 228
Electronics Lab
STA 202
ECO 103
MAT 223
Basic Statistics & Probability
Principles of Economics
Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
Total
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0
Credits
Pre-requisite
3.0
EEE 223
1.5
EEE 224
3.0
EEE 221
1.5
EEE 222
4+0
4+0
3+0
17 + 06
4.0
4.0
3.0
20
N/A
N/A
MAT 221
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0
Credits
Pre-requisite
0+3
3+0
0+3
Third Year Semester I
Course no.
Course Title
EEE 321
Signals and Linear Systems
EEE 323
Digital Electronics
EEE 324
Digital Electronics Lab
EEE 325
Power System I
EEE 326
Power System I Lab
EEE 327
Electrical Properties of Materials
EEE 328
Electrical Services Design
IPE 301
3+0
0+3
3+0
Industrial & Business Management
Total
0+3
3+0
0+3
3.0
EEE 101 & 123
3.0
EEE 221
1.5
EEE 222
3.0
1.5
3.0
1.5
EEE 101 & 123
EEE 124 & 126
EEE 101 & 123
EEE 101 & 123
3+0
15 + 09
3.0
19.5
N/A
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
3+0
Credits
Pre-requisite
Third Year Semester II
Course no.
Course Title
EEE 329
Digital Communication Engineering
EEE 330
Digital Communication Engineering Lab
EEE 331
Digital Signal Processing I
EEE 332
Digital Signal Processing I Lab
EEE 333
Microprocessor & Assembly Language
EEE 334
Microprocessor & Assembly Language Lab
EEE 335
Control System I
EEE 336
Control System I Lab
EEE 3**
Option I
Total
0+3
3+0
0+3
3+0
3.0
1.5
3.0
1.5
MAT 204
MAT 204
EEE 321
EEE 321
3.0
EEE 323
1.5
EEE 324
3.0
EEE 323
1.5
EEE 324
3+0
3.0
Option list
15 + 12
21
0+3
3+0
0+3
Fourth Year Semester I
Course no.
Course Title
EEE 400
Project/Thesis (Initial work)
EEE 421
Solid State Devices
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
0+4
3+0
EEE 423
Computer Interfacing and Industrial Automation
EEE 424
Computer Interfacing and Industrial Automation
Lab
3+0
0+3
3+0
EEE 4**
Option II
EEE 4**
Option III
EEE 4**
Option III Lab
EEE 4**
Option IV
3+0
0+3
3+0
Total
Credits
Pre-requisite
2.0
Completion of
300 level
courses
EEE 221
3.0
3.0
1.5
3.0
3.0
1.5
3.0
EEE 333 & 335
EEE 334 & 336
Option list
Option list
Option list
Option list
15 + 10
20
Hours/Week
Theory + Lab
0+8
Credits
Pre-requisite
4.0
Completion of
300 level courses
Option list
Fourth Year Semester II
Course no.
Course Title
EEE 408
Project/Thesis
EEE 4**
Option V
EEE 4**
Option V Lab
EEE 4**
Option VI
EEE 4**
Option VII
EEE 4**
Option VIII
EEE 4**
Option VIII Lab
3+0
0+3
3+0
3+0
3+0
0+3
Total
12 + 14
3.0
1.5
3.0
3.0
3.0
1.5
Option list
Option list
Option list
Option list
Option list
19
Total Credit: 160
List of Options
Option I Courses
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Group
EEE 337
Power System II
3.0
Power
EEE 351
Analog Integrated Circuits
3.0
Electronics
EEE 371
Random Signals and Processes
3.0
Communication
Option II Courses
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Group
EEE 439
Electrical Machines III/ Energy Conversion III
3.0
Power
EEE 453
Processing and Fabrication Technology
3.0
Electronics
EEE 473
Digital Signal Processing II
3.0
Communication
CSE 411
PLC troubleshooting and programming
3.0
Computer
Credit Hour
Group
Power
Option III Courses
Course Number
Course Title
EEE 441
EEE 442
Power Electronics
Power Electronics Lab
3.0
1.5
EEE 455
EEE 456
VLSI I
VLSI I Lab
3.0
1.5
EEE 457
EEE 458
Microcontroller System Design
Microcontroller System Design Lab
3.0
1.5
EEE 475
EEE 476
RF and Microwave Engineering
RF and Microwave Engineering Lab
3.0
1.5
Communication
CSE 413
CSE 414
Microprocessor System Design
Microprocessor System Design Lab
3.0
1.5
Computer
Electronics
(any one)
Option IV Courses
Course Number
Course Title
EEE 443
Power Plant Engineering
EEE 459
Compound Semiconductor and Hetero-Junction Devices
EEE 477
Geographical Communication
CSE 417
Real Time Computer System
Credit Hour
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Group
Power
Electronics
Communication
Computer
Option V Courses
Course Number
EEE 445
EEE 446
Course Title
Power System Protection
Power System Protection Lab
EEE 447
EEE 448
High Voltage Engineering
High Voltage Engineering Lab
EEE 461
EEE 462
VLSI II
VLSI II Lab
EEE 463
EEE 464
Programmable ASIC Design
Programmable ASIC Design Lab
EEE 481
EEE 482
Optical Fiber Communication
Optical Fiber Communication Lab
Credit Hour
3.0
1.5
Group
3.0
1.5
(any one)
3.0
1.5
3.0
1.5
3.0
1.5
Power
Electronics
(any one)
Communication
CSE 361
CSE 362
Computer Networking
Computer Networking Lab
3.0
1.5
Computer
Option VI Courses
Course Number
Course Title
EEE 449
Power System Reliability
EEE 465
Optoelectronics
EEE 483
Telecommunication Engineering
CSE 329
Computer Architecture
Credit Hour
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Group
Power
Electronics
Communication
Computer
Option VII Courses
Course Number
Course Title
EEE 451
Power System Operation and Control
EEE 467
Semiconductor Device Theory
EEE 485
Cellular Mobile and Satellite Communication
CSE 415
Multimedia Communications
Credit Hour
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Group
Power
Electronics
Communication
Computer
Option VIII (Interdisciplinary) Courses
Course Number
Course Title
EEE 487
EEE 488
Control System II
Control System II Lab
EEE 489
EEE 490
Renewable Energy Systems
Renewable Energy Systems Lab
EEE 491
EEE 492
Biomedical Instrumentation
Biomedical Instrumentation Lab
EEE 493
EEE 494
Measurement and Instrumentation
Measurement and Instrumentation Lab
Credit Hour
3.0
1.5
Group
Interdisciplinary
3.0
1.5
Interdisciplinary
3.0
1.5
Interdisciplinary
3.0
1.5
Interdisciplinary
Detailed Syllabus
Core Courses:
EEE 101 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Circuit variables and elements: Voltage, current, power, energy, independent and dependent sources, and resistance. Basic laws:
Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s current and voltage laws. Simple resistive circuits: Series and parallel circuits, voltage and current division,
wye-delta transformation. Techniques of circuit analysis: Nodal and mesh analysis including super node and super mesh. Network
theorems: Source transformation, Thevenin’s, Norton’s and superposition theorems with applications in circuits having independent
and dependent sources, maximum power transfer condition and reciprocity theorem. Energy storage elements: Inductors and
capacitors, series parallel combination of inductors and capacitors. Responses of RL and RC circuits: Natural and step responses.
Magnetic quantities and variables: Flux, permeability and reluctance, magnetic field strength, magnetic potential, flux
density, magnetization curve. Laws in magnetic circuits: Ohm’s law and Ampere’s circuital law. Magnetic circuits: series,
parallel and series-parallel circuits.
Pre-requisite: N/A
Textbook: Introductory circuit analysis by Boylestad
Reference: Networks, lines and fields by J. D. Ryder
EEE 103 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Voltage and Current, Ohm’s law, Series circuits, Parallel circuits, Series-Parallel circuits, Capacitors, Inductors, R-L and RL-C Circuits, Sinusoidal alternating wave forms, Square Waves and R-C response;
Diode circuits, Transistor circuits, Op Amp. circuits, Popular ICs, Logic gates, Flip-Flops, and Counter.
EEE 104 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS LAB
2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
Laboratory works based on EEE 103 course
EEE 105 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Voltage and Current, Ohm’s law, Series circuits, Parallel circuits, Series-Parallel circuits, Capacitors, Inductors, R-L and RL-C Circuits, Sinusoidal alternating wave forms, Square Waves and R-C response;
Diode circuits, Transistor circuits, Op Amp. circuits, Popular ICs, Logic gates, Flip-Flops, and Counter.
Single phase transformer, Introduction to three phase transformer; DC machines: DC generator principle, types,
characteristics and performances. AC machines: Single phase induction motor, three phase induction motor, introduction to
synchronous machines; Oscilloscope; Transducers: Strain, temperature, pressure, speed and torque measurements.
EEE 106 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS LAB
3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Laboratory works based on EEE 103/EEE 105.
EEE 107 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits
a. Circuit Models: Linear circuit elements, Ohm’s law, Voltage and Current sources, Kirchoff’s voltage and Current law, Voltage
and Current Divider rules, Series Parallel Circuits, Circuit Theorem: Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Maximum power transfer, Superposition
Reciprocity Theorem DC analysis: Source conversion, Branch Current, Mesh analysis, Nodal Analysis, Bridge Network, Delta-Y
conversion Transient and Time Domain Analysis: Transient in RC, RL and RLC circuits, Reactance, Average power AC theory
and Frequency Domain Analysis: Phasors, Source conversion, Series Parallel AC circuits, Mesh analysis, Nodal Analysis
Resonance: Series, Parallel resonance circuit, Q values
b. Semiconductors: Semiconductor materials, Energy levels, n, p type Semiconductor Devices: Diode, Transistor, FET,
Optoelectronic devices and their uses in circuits Operational Amplifier: Basic operation and use in construction of analog circuits
EEE 108 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS LAB
6 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
1. Use of measuring Equipment: Multi-meter, Frequency meter and Oscilloscope
2. Test of Ohm’s Law plot of I-V, P-V curve
3. I-V curve for Si, Ge and Zenor diodes
4. Measurement of time constant in RC circuit
5. Construction of a High pass and Low pass filter using RC circuit
6. Measurement of Resonance frequency and Q value of a RLC circuit
7. Making AND/OR gates using transistors
8. FET as voltage controlled resistor
9. Op amp as Inverting amplifier
10. OP Amp as Differentiator and Integrator
11. Optical data communication using LED and photodiode
12. Electronic Project
EEE 123
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Sinusoidal functions: Instantaneous current, voltage, power, effective current and voltage, average power, phasors and complex
quantities, impedance, real and reactive power, power factor. Analysis of single phase AC circuits: Series and parallel RL, RC and
RLC circuits, nodal and mesh analysis, application of network theorems in AC circuits, circuits with non-sinusoidal excitations,
transients in AC circuits, passive filters. Resonance in AC circuits: Series and parallel resonance. Magnetically coupled circuits.
Analysis of three phase circuits: Three phase supply, balanced and unbalanced circuits, and power calculation.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I
Textbook: Introductory circuit analysis by Boylestad
Reference: Networks, lines and fields by J. D. Ryder
EEE 124
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
In this course students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts learned in EEE-101 and EEE 123.
1. To familiar with the operation of different electrical instruments.
2. To verify the following theorems:
i.
KCL and KVL theorem,
ii.
Superposition theorem,
iii. Thevenin’s theorem,
iv.
Norton’s theorem and
v.
Maximum power transfer theorem
3. To design and construct of low pass and high pass filter and draw their characteristics curves.
4. To investigate the voltage regulation of a simulated transmission network.
Study the characteristics of Star-Delta connection
5. Study the frequency response of an RLC circuit and find its resonant frequency.
6. To perform also other experiments relevant to this course.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I
Textbook: Introductory circuit analysis by Boylestad
Reference: Networks, lines and fields by J. D. Ryder
EEE 126
ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT SIMULATION LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Simulation laboratory based on EEE-1011 and EEE-1113 theory courses. Students will verify the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-1011 and EEE-1113 using simulation software like PSpice and Matlab. Students will also perform specific
design of DC and AC circuits theoretically and by simulation.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I
Textbook: Introductory circuit analysis by Boylestad
Reference: Networks, lines and fields by J. D. Ryder
EEE 201 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Logic Families: TTL, CMOS, ECL, Tristate
Logic Gates: AND, OR, NAND, NOR, X-OR, X-NOR, Circuit Design
Flipflops: SR, JK, D, Master Slave, Application, Synchronization
Logic Circuits: Coder, Decoder, Mux, Dmux
Counters: Synchronous, Asynchronous, Up/Down, Ripple, Cascading
Registers: Shift registers
Memory Devices: ROM, RAM, Static, Dynamic, Memory Operation
Arithmatic Circuits: Adder, Carry, Look Ahead, ALU
PAL: Microprogram Control, FPGA, HDLA
EEE 202 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LAB
4 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Logic circuits using combination of gates
Bounce-less switch using RS latch
0-9 second timer using 555, counters and 7-segment display
Scrambler/De-scrambler circuit using latch for data communication
Design of nano-computer
Write, Read and Display contents of memory devices.
Project with PAL/FPGA/Microcontroller
EEE 221
ELECTRONICS I
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
P-N junction as a circuit element: Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, operational principle of p-n junction diode, contact potential,
current-voltage characteristics of a diode, simplified DC and AC diode models, dynamic resistance and capacitance. Diode circuits:
Half wave and full wave rectifiers, rectifiers with filter capacitor, characteristics of a Zener diode, Zener shunt regulator, clamping
and clipping circuits. Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a circuit element: current components, BJT characteristics and regions of
operation, BJT as an amplifier, biasing the BJT for discrete circuits, small signal equivalent circuit models, BJT as a switch. Single
stage mid-band frequency BJT amplifier circuits: Voltage and current gain, input and output impedance of a common base, common
emitter and common collector amplifier circuits. Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) as circuit element:
structure and physical operation of an enhancement MOSFET, threshold voltage, Body effect, current-voltage characteristics of an
enhancement MOSFET, biasing discrete and integrated MOS amplifier circuits, single-stage MOS amplifiers, MOSFET as a switch,
CMOS inverter. Junction Field-Effect-Transistor (JFET): Structure and physical operation of JFET, transistor characteristics, pinchoff voltage. Differential and multistage amplifiers: Description of differential amplifiers, small-signal operation, differential and
common mode gains, RC coupled mid-band frequency amplifier.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 Electrical Circuits I & EEE 123 Electrical Circuits II
Textbook: Electronics Devices by R. L. Boylestad
Reference: Electronics Principles. By Malvino
EEE 222
ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SIMULATION LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Simulation laboratory based on EEE-221 theory course. Students will verify the theories and concepts learned in EEE 221
using simulation software like PSpice and Matlab. Students will also perform specific design of electronics circuits
theoretically and by simulation.
1. To familiar with electronics devices and Laboratory Equipments.
2. To study of V-l Characteristics curve of P-N junction diode.
3. To study of V-l Characteristics curve of a Zener diode.
4. To study of Half-Wave Rectification circuit.
5. To study of Full-Wave Rectification circuit (Bridge & Cente- tap)
6. To familiar with NPN and PNP Transistors.
7. To study of Full-Wave filter circuit.
8. To study of Common Emitter (CE) Transistor Amplifier circuits.
9. To study of Clipping and clamping circuit.
10. To study of output characteristics of an FET.
11. To study of JFET as an amplifier.
To study of output characteristics of a JFET.
Pre-requisite: EEE 124 Electrical Circuits Lab & EEE 126 Electrical Circuit Simulation Lab
Textbook: Electronics Devices by R. L. Boylestad
Reference: Electronics Principles. By Malvino
EEE 223
ELECTRICAL MACHINES I
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Transformer: Ideal transformer- transformation ratio, no-load and load vector diagrams; actual transformer- equivalent
circuit, regulation, short circuit and open circuit tests. Three phase induction motor: Rotating magnetic field, equivalent
circuit, vector diagram, torque-speed characteristics, effect of changing rotor resistance and reactance on torque-speed
curves, motor torque and developed rotor power, no-load test, blocked rotor test, starting and braking and speed control.
Single phase induction motor: Theory of operation, equivalent circuit and starting.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 Electrical Circuits I & EEE 123 Electrical Circuits II
Textbook: Energy conversion by Kenneth C. Weston
Reference: Energy conversion: systems, flow physics and engineering by Professor Reiner Decher
EEE 224
ELECTRICAL MACHINES I LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE 223. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE 223.
Pre-requisite: EEE 124 Electrical Circuits Lab & EEE 126 Electrical Circuit Simulation Lab
Textbook: Energy conversion by Kenneth C. Weston
Reference: Energy conversion: systems, flow physics and engineering by Professor Reiner Decher
EEE 225
ELECTRICAL MACHINES II
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Synchronous Generator: excitation systems, equivalent circuit, vector diagrams at different loads, factors affecting voltage regulation,
synchronous impedance, synchronous impedance method of predicting voltage regulation and its limitations. Parallel operation:
Necessary conditions, synchronizing, circulating current and vector diagram. Synchronous motor: Operation, effect of loading under
different excitation condition, effect of changing excitation, V-curves and starting. DC generator: Types, no-load voltage
characteristics, build-up of a self excited shunt generator, critical field resistance, load-voltage characteristic, effect of speed on noload and load characteristics and voltage regulation. DC motor: Torque, counter emf, speed, torque-speed characteristics, starting and
speed regulation. Introduction to wind turbine generators Construction and basic characteristics of solar cells.
Pre-requisite: EEE 223 Electrical Machines I
Textbook: Energy conversion by Kenneth C. Weston
Reference: Energy conversion: systems, flow physics and engineering by Professor Reiner Decher
EEE 226
ELECTRICAL MACHINES II LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE 225. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE 225.
Pre-requisite: EEE 224 Electrical Machines I Lab
Textbook: Energy conversion by Kenneth C. Weston
Reference: Energy conversion: systems, flow physics and engineering by Professor Reiner Decher
EEE 227
ELECTRONICS II
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Frequency response of amplifiers: Poles, zeros and Bode plots, amplifier transfer function, techniques of determining 3 dB
frequencies of amplifier circuits, frequency response of single-stage and cascade amplifiers, frequency response of differential
amplifiers. Operational amplifiers (Op-Amp): Properties of ideal Op-Amps, non-inverting and inverting amplifiers, inverting
integrators, differentiator, weighted summer and other applications of Op-Amp circuits, effects of finite open loop gain and
bandwidth on circuit performance, logic signal operation of Op-Amp, DC imperfections. General purpose Op-Amp: DC analysis,
small-signal analysis of different stages, gain and frequency response of 741 Op-Amp. Negative feedback: properties, basic
topologies, feedback amplifiers with different topologies, stability, frequency compensation. Active filters: Different types of filters
and specifications, transfer functions, realization of first and second order low, high and band pass filters using Op-Amps. Signal
generators: Basic principle of sinusoidal oscillation, Op-Amp RC oscillators, LC and crystal oscillators. Power Amplifiers:
Classification of output stages, class A, B and AB output stages.
Pre-requisite: EEE 221 Electronics I
Textbook: Electronics Devices by R. L. Boylestad
Reference: Electronics Principles. By Malvino
EEE 228
ELECTRONICS LAB
3 hours/Week,1.5 Credits
In this course students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts learned in EEE-221 & 227.
1. Study of R-C coupling.
2. Study of Transformer coupling.
3. Study of Direct coupling.
4. Study of R-C Phase shift Oscillator.
5. Study of Transistor Tuned Oscillator.
Study of Negative feedback circuit.
Pre-requisite: EEE 222 Electronic Circuit Simulation Lab
Textbook: Electronics Devices by R. L. Boylestad
Reference: Electronics Principles. By Malvino
EEE 229
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Review of Vector Algebra and Co-ordinate System: Curvilinear Co-Ordinates, Rectangular Cylindrical and Spherical CoOrdinates, Gradient, Divergence, Curl and Formulas involving Vector Operations,.
Electrostatics: Coulombs law, Gauss’s theorem, Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations, Energy of an electrostatic system,
Magneto static: Ampere’s law, Biot Savart law, Energy of magneto static system. Maxwell’s equations: Their derivations,
Continuity of charges, Concept of displacement current, Electro-Magnetic Energy, Boundary conditions, The Wave Equations with
Sources. Potentials used with varying charges and currents, Retarded potentials, Maxwell’s equation in different co-ordinate systems.
Relation between circuit theory and field theory: Circuit concepts and the derivation from the field equations, high frequency
circuit concepts, Circuit radiation resistance, Skin effect and circuit impedance, Concept of good and Perfect conductors and
dielectrics, Propagation in good conductors, Reflection of uniform plane waves, standing wave ratio, Dispersion in dielectrics.
Propagation of electromagnetic waves: Plane wave propagation, Polarization, Power flow and pointing theorem,
Transmission line analogy, Display lines ion in dielectrics, Liquids and solids,
Radio wave propagation: Different types of radio wave propagation Ionosphere, Vertical heights and critical frequencies of layers,
Propagation of RW through Ionosphere, Reflection of RW, Skip distance and MUF, Fading, Static and noise, Two way communication.
Pre-requisite: MAT 102 Matrices, Vector Analysis & Geometry
Textbook: Field and Wave Electromagnetic by David K. Cheng
Reference: Physics (Part-II) by Resnick & Haliday
EEE 305A BUILDING SERVICES III (ELECTRICAL)
3 Hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
EEE 321
SIGNALS AND LINEAR SYSTEMS
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Continuous-time signals and systems: Mathematical, frequency and time domain representation.
Discrete-time signals and systems: Mathematical, frequency and time domain representation, Application in digital processing and
communication systems.
Linear Systems: Characteristics of a linear system, methods of transient and steady state solutions of differential and integrodifferential equations, Network theorems, Analogous systems. Analysis by Fourier methods. Laplace transformation and its
application to linear circuits. Impulse function, convolution integral and its application. Matrix with simple applications in circuits:
network functions, poles and zeroes of a network. Introduction to topological concepts in electrical and magnetic circuit networks.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 Electrical Circuits I & EEE 123 Electrical Circuits II
Textbook: Signals & Linear Systems by B.P. Lathi
Reference: Signals and Systems by Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky, S. Hamid, S. Hamid Nawab
EEE 323
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction to number systems and codes. Analysis and synthesis of digital logic circuits: Basic logic functions, Boolean
algebra, combinational logic design, minimization of combinational logic. Implementation of basic static logic gates in
CMOS and BiCMOS: DC characteristics, noise margin and power dissipation. Power optimization of basic gates and
combinational logic circuits. Modular combinational circuit design: pass transistor, pass gates, multiplexer, demultiplexer
and their implementation in CMOS, decoder, encoder, comparators, binary arithmetic elements and ALU design.
Programmable logic devices: logic arrays, field programmable logic arrays and programmable read only memory.
Sequential circuits: different types of latches, flip-flops and their design using ASM approach, timing analysis and power
optimization of sequential circuits. Modular sequential logic circuit design: shift registers, counters and their applications.
Pre-requisite: EEE 221 Electronics I
Textbook: Digital Logic Design by M. Morris Mano
Reference: Switching Theory by Dr. V. K. Jain
EEE 324
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-323. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-323.
1. To construct and study the following logic gates: AND, OR, NOT. NAND, NOR, EXOR
2. Verify the Demorgan’s Law : Law(I) and Law(II)
3. To Verify different kind of applications of Boolean algebra.
4. To construct an AND gate by diode resistors and observe its characteristics.
5. To verify the characteristics of Exclusive OR and Exclusive NOR using basic logic gate.
6. Verification of De-Morgan’s Theorem for 2 input Variable.
6. To simplify the given Boolean function by using K-map and implement it with logic Diagram.
7. ABCD to 7 Segment Decoder
8. Study of 4-bit BCD adder.
9. Study of Asynchronous & Synchronous R-S Flip-Flop.
10. Study of J-K Flip-Flop.
11. Study of 4-bit binary Ripple Counter.
Pre-requisite: EEE 222 Electronic Circuit Simulation Lab
Textbook: Digital Logic Design by M. Morris Mano
Reference: Switching Theory by Dr. V. K. Jain
EEE 325
POWER SYSTEM I
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Network representation: Single line and reactance diagram of power system and per unit. Line representation: equivalent
circuit of short, medium and long lines. Load flow: Gauss- Siedel and Newton Raphson Methods. Power flow control: Tap
changing transformer, phase shifting, booster and regulating transformer and shunt capacitor. Fault analysis: Short circuit
current and reactance of a synchronous machine. Symmetrical fault calculation methods: symmetrical components, sequence
networks and unsymmetrical fault calculation. Protection: Introduction to relays, differential protection and distance
protection. Introduction to circuit breakers. Typical layout of a substation. Load curves: Demand factor, diversity factor,
load duration curves, energy load curve, load factor, capacity factor and plant factor
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 Electrical Circuits I & EEE 123 Electrical Circuits II
Textbook: Communication and Control in Electric Power Systems: Applications of Parallel and Distributed by Mohammad
Shahidehpour
Reference: Transient Phenomena in Electrical Power Systems by Valentin Andreevich Venikov
EEE 326
POWER SYSTEM I LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-325. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-325.
Pre-requisite: EEE 124 Electrical Circuits Lab & EEE 126 Electrical Circuit Simulation Lab
Textbook: Communication and Control in Electric Power Systems: Applications of Parallel and Distributed by Mohammad
Shahidehpour
Reference: Transient Phenomena in Electrical Power Systems by Valentin Andreevich Venikov
EEE 327
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Wiring system design, drafting, and estimation. Design for illumination and lighting. Electrical installations system design:
substation, BBT and protection, air-conditioning, heating and lifts. Design for intercom, public address systems, telephone
system and LAN. Design of security systems including CCTV, fire alarm, smoke detector, burglar alarm, and sprinkler
system. A design problem on a multi-storied building.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 Electrical Circuits I & EEE 123 Electrical Circuits II
Textbook: Electronics Properties of Materials by Rolf E. Hummerl
Reference: Properties Of Materials: Anisotropy, Symmetry, Structure by Robert Everest Newnham
EEE 328
ELECTRICAL SERVICES DESIGN
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Crystal structures: Types of crystals, lattice and basis, Bravais lattice and Miller indices. Classical theory of electrical and thermal
conduction: Scattering, mobility and resistivity, temperature dependence of metal resistivity, Mathiessen’s rule, Hall effect and thermal
conductivity. Introduction to quantum mechanics: Wave nature of electrons, Schrodinger’s equation, one-dimensional quantum
problems- infinite quantum well, potential step and potential barrier; Heisenbergs’s uncertainty principle and quantum box. Band theory
of solids: Band theory from molecular orbital, Bloch theorem, Kronig-Penny model, effective mass, density-of-states. Carrier statistics:
Maxwell-Boltzmann and Fermi-Dirac distributions, Fermi energy. Modern theory of metals: Determination of Fermi energy and average
energy of electrons, classical and quantum mechanical calculation of specific heat. Dielectric properties of materials: Dielectric constant,
polarization- electronics, ionic and orientational; internal field, Clausius-Mosotti equation, spontaneous polarization, frequency
dependence of dielectric constant, dielectric loss and piezoelectricity. Magnetic properties of materials: Magnetic moment, magnetization
and relative permitivity, different types of magnetic materials, origin of ferromagnetism and magnetic domains. Introduction to
superconductivity: Zero resistance and Meissner effect, Type I and Type II superconductors and critical current density.
Pre-requisite: EEE 101 Electrical Circuits I & EEE 123 Electrical Circuits II
Textbook: Electronics Properties of Materials by Rolf E. Hummerl
Reference: Properties Of Materials: Anisotropy, Symmetry, Structure by Robert Everest Newnham
EEE 329
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction: Basic constituents of communication system. Need for using high carrier frequency, Classification of RF
spectrum. Communication channels, mathematical model and characteristics. Probability and stochastic processes. Source
coding: Mathematical models of information, entropy, Huffman code and linear predictive coding. Digital transmission
system: Base band digital transmission, inter-symbol interference, bandwidth, power efficiency, modulation and coding
trade-off. Receiver for AWGN channels: Correlation demodulator, matched filter demodulator and maximum likelihood
receiver. Channel capacity and coding: Channel models and capacities and random selection of codes. Block codes and
conventional codes: Linear block codes, convolution codes and coded modulation. Spread spectrum signals and system.
Pre-requisite: MAT 221 Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations and
EEE 323 Digital Electronics
Textbook: Digital Communications by John G. Proakis
Reference: Communication System by Simon Haykin
EEE 330 DIGITAL COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-329. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-329
Pre-requisite: MAT 221 Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
EEE 324 Digital Electronics
Textbook: Communication Theory: Epistemological Foundations by James Arthur Anderson
Reference: Modern Digital and Analog Communication System by B.P. Lathi
EEE 331 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING I
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction to digital signal processing (DSP): Discrete-time signals and systems, analog to digital conversion, impulse response,
finite impulse response (FIR) and infinite impulse response (IIR) of discrete-time systems, difference equation, convolution, transient
and steady state response. Discrete transformations: Discrete Fourier series, discrete-time Fourier series, discrete Fourier transform
(DFT) and properties, fast Fourier transform (FFT), inverse fast Fourier transform, z-transformation - properties, transfer function,
poles and zeros and inverse z-transform. Correlation: circular convolution, auto-correlation and cross correlation. Digital Filters: FIR
filters- linear phase filters, specifications, design using window, optimal and frequency sampling methods; IIR filters- specifications,
design using impulse invariant, bi-linear z- transformation, least-square methods and finite precision effects.
Pre-requisite: EEE 321 Signals and Linear Systems
Textbook: Digital Signal Processing by John G. Proakis
Reference: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing by Johnny R. Johnson
EEE 332
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING I LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE 331. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE 331.
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Time Domain Characterization of LTI system.
DFT and IDFT computation.
Rational Z-transform and inverse of it.
Schur-Cohn Stability test.
IIR digital filter design.
FIR digital filter design.
Design of linear phase FIR filters based on windowed Fourier Series Approach.
Application of FFT and IFFT functions.
Pre-requisite: EEE 321 Signals and Linear Systems
Textbook: Digital Signal Processing by John G. Proakis
Reference: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing by Johnny R. Johnson
EEE 333 MICROPROCESSOR & ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Microprocessor: Introduction to different types of microprocessors. Microprocessor architecture, instruction set,
interfacing, I/O operation, Interrupt structure, DMA. Microprocessor interface ICs. Advanced microprocessors; parallelism
in microprocessors. Concepts of Microprocessor based systems design.
Assembly Language
Introduction: Machine & assembly languages, Necessity and applications, Elements of assembly languages, Expression
and operators, Statements, Format, Machine instructions and mnemonics, Register, Flags and stack.
Instruction sets and implementation: Data definition and transfer, Arithmetic instructions, Character representation
instructions, Addressing modes, Instructions and data in memory.
Subroutine: Calling, Parameter passing, and Recursion.
Macros: Calling macros, Macro operators, Advance macros usage.
Files: DOS file functions, Text file, Bit file, and File manipulation.
I/O programming: Procedure, Software interrupts, DOS functions call.
Machine and assembly language programming (macro and large system)
Advanced programming techniques in assembly language, interfacing with high level programming
Pre-requisite: EEE 323 Digital Electronics
Textbook: Microprocessor & Microprocessor Based System Design by Dr. M. Rafiquzzaman
Reference: Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications by R.S. Gaonker
EEE 334 MICROPROCESSOR & ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
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Registers, JMP, LOOP, CMP instructions, and Conditional jump instruction.
Implementation of different types of instructions (rotating, shifting etc)
Instructions (MUL, IMUL, DIV, IDIV, CBW, CWD, arrays, XLAT).
String instructions, macro handling.
Bios Interrupt, Dos Interrupt
The IN, OUT, INS and OUTS instructions,
7. To perform also other experiments relevant to this course.
Pre-requisite: EEE 324 Digital Electronics Lab
Textbook: Microprocessor & Microprocessor Based System Design by Dr. M. Rafiquzzaman
Reference: Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications by R.S. Gaonker
EEE 335 CONTROL SYSTEM I
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction to control systems. Linear system models: transfer function, block diagram and signal flow graph (SFG). State
variables: SFG to state variables, transfer function to state variable and state variable to transfer function. Feedback control
system: Closed loop systems, parameter sensitivity, transient characteristics of control systems, effect of additional pole
and zero on the system response and system types and steady state error. Routh stability criterion. Analysis of feedback
control system: Root locus method and frequency response method. Design of feedback control system: Controllability and
observability, root locus, frequency response and state variable methods. Digital control systems: introduction, sampled
data systems, stability analysis in Z-domain.
Pre-requisite: EEE 323 Digital Electronics
Textbook: Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise
Reference: Modern Control Engineering (4th Edition) by Katsuhiko Ogata
EEE 336 CONTROL SYSTEM I LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-335. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-335.
Pre-requisite: EEE 324 Digital Electronics Lab
Textbook: MATLAB 6.1 Supplement to accompany Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise
Reference: Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise
EEE 400 PROJECT/THESIS (INITIAL WORK)
2 hours/Week, 2 Credits
Project work based on all major courses
Pre-requisite: Completion of 300 level courses
Textbook: N/A
Reference: N/A
EEE 421 SOLID STATE DEVICES
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Semiconductors in equilibrium: Energy bands, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, Fermi levels, electron and hole concentrations,
temperature dependence of carrier concentrations and invariance of Fermi level. Carrier transport processes and excess carriers: Drift
and diffusion, generation and recombination of excess carriers, built-in-field, Einstein relations, continuity and diffusion equations
for holes and electrons and quasi-Fermi level. PN junction: Basic structure, equilibrium conditions, contact potential, equilibrium
Fermi level, space charge, non-equilibrium condition, forward and reverse bias, carrier injection, minority and majority carrier
currents, transient and AC conditions, time variation of stored charge, reverse recovery transient and capacitance. Bipolar Junction
Transistor: Basic principle of pnp and npn transistors, emitter efficiency, base transport factor and current gain, diffusion equation in
the base, terminal currents, coupled-diode model and charge control analysis, Ebers-Moll equations and circuit synthesis. Metalsemiconductor junction: Energy band diagram of metal semiconductor junctions, rectifying and ohmic contacts. MOS structure:
MOS capacitor, energy band diagrams and flat band voltage, threshold voltage and control of threshold voltage, static C-V
characteristics, qualitative theory of MOSFET operation, body effect and current-voltage relationship of a MOSFET. Junction FieldEffect-Transistor: Introduction, qualitative theory of operation, pinch-off voltage and current-voltage relationship.
Pre-requisite: EEE 221 EEE 221 Electronics I
Textbook: Solid State Electronics Devices (6th Edition) by Ben Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee
Reference: Modular Series on Solid State Devices by Robert F. Pierret, Gerold Neudeck
EEE 423 COMPUTER INTERFACING AND INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introductory Concept: I/O interface, memory interface, interfacing components and their characteristics.
Interfacing components: 8284A Programmable timer, Bus architecture, Bus Timing, Bus Controller, analog and digital interface.
Interrupt: Interrupt sources, types of interrupt, 8259A priority interrupt controller, Daisy chain
Serial Interface: Characteristics of memory and I/O interface, Synchronous and asynchronous communication, Serial I/O
interface, 8251A communication interface, RS-232 interface
Parallel Interface: 8155A Programmable peripheral Interface, Parallel adapter, parallel port
I/O Controller: 8237A DMA Controller, Floppy and Hard disk Controller
Peripheral Components: Barcode Reader, Sound card, Stepper motor and opto-isolation, MIDI interface, power circuits.
Industrial Automation:
Part A: General concepts of the industrial production. Concepts of production systems and production processes.
Automation production systems and their classification. Production equipment. Process and manufacturing productions
automation. Flexibility of the manufacturing systems: general elements. Principal performance indexes.
Part B: Modeling and control of Discrete Events Systems (DES). Discrete Events Systems (DES) concepts review; their use
in modeling productive processes. Importance of DES for engineers and relevant features of control of such systems.
Preliminary elements on the Petri Nets as DES modeling formalisms. Fundamental properties of the Petri nets. Place and
Transition-invariant. Modeling of typical elements of the manufacturing systems. Examples of production systems models.
Analysis of cyclic production systems. Supervisory Control of DES using Petri Nets. Elements of SFC language.
Pre-requisite: EEE 333 Microprocessor & Assembly Language & EEE 335 Control System I
Textbook: Microprocessor and Interface by Douglas V. Hall and
Process Control Instrumentation Technology by C. D. Johnson
Reference: Microprocessor and Interfacing by Mohamed Rafiquzzaman
EEE 424 COMPUTER INTERFACING AND INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-423. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-423.
Some of the experiments are:
 Registers, JMP, LOOP, CMP instructions, and Conditional jump instruction.
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String instructions, macro handling.
Bios Interrupt, Dos Interrupt
The IN, OUT, INS and OUTS instructions,
Computer Interfacing
Details about parallel port ( pin description, port address and commands)
LED interface through parallel port.
Interfacing 7-segment Display
High power load interface
Stepping motor interface and to control it both in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction
Inputting data through parallel port
Serial port programming
Interfacing a robot manipulator arm and writing a program to control it
Parallel port programming using Visual Basic
Voice Interface
List of the Project:
1. Traffic Control system
2. Interfacing a joystick using parallel port
3. 3-DOF robot manipulator arm control
4. Room Automation
5. Electronics voting machine
6. Interfacing a 2x8 character LCD display
To perform also other experiments relevant to this course
Pre-requisite: EEE 334 Microprocessor & Assembly Language Lab & EEE 336 Control System I Lab
Textbook: Microprocessor and Microcomputer Based System Design by Microprocessor Data handbook
Reference: Microprocessor and Interface by Douglas V. Hall
EEE 408 PROJECT/THESIS (Finalization and Submission)
8 hours/Week, 4 Credits
Project work based on all major courses
Pre-requisite: Completion of 300 level courses
Textbook: N/A
Reference: N/A
EEE Options
POWER OPTIONS
EEE 337 POWER SYSTEM II
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Transmission lines cables: overhead and underground. Stability: swing equation, power angle equation, equal area criterion, multimachine system, step by step solution of swing equation. Factors affecting stability. Reactive power compensation. Flexible AC
transmission system (FACTS). High voltage DC transmission system. Power quality: harmonics, sag and swell.
Pre-requisite: EEE 325 Power System I
Textbook: Communication and Control in Electric Power Systems: Applications of Parallel and Distributed by Mohammad
Shahidehpour
Reference: Economic Operation of Power Systems by Leon Kenneth Kirchmayer
EEE 439 ELECTRICAL MACHINES III
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Special machines: series universal motor, permanent magnet DC motor, unipolar and bipolar brush less DC motors, stepper motor and
control circuits. Reluctance and hysteresis motors with drive circuits, switched reluctance motor, electro static motor, repulsion motor,
synchros and control transformers. Permanent magnet synchronous motors. Acyclic machines: Generators, conduction pump and
induction pump. Magneto hydrodynamic generators. Fuel Cells, thermoelectric generators, flywheels. Vector control, linear motors and
traction. Photovoltaic systems: stand alone and grid interfaced. Wind turbine generators: induction generator, AC-DC-AC conversion.
Pre-requisite: EEE 225 Electrical Machines II
Textbook: Energy conversion by Kenneth C. Weston
Reference: Energy conversion: systems, flow physics and engineering by Professor Reiner decher
EEE 441 POWER ELECTRONICS
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 442 POWER ELECTRONICS LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Power semiconductor switches and triggering devices: BJT, MOSFET, SCR, IGBT, GTO, TRIAC, UJT and DIAC.
Rectifiers: Uncontrolled and controlled single phase and three phase. Regulated power supplies: Linear-series and shunt,
switching buck, buckboost, boost and Cuk regulators. AC voltage controllers: single and three phase. Choppers. DC motor
control. Single phase cycloconverter. Inverters: Single phase and three phase voltage and current source. AC motor control.
Stepper motor control. Resonance inverters. Pulse width modulation control of static converters.
Lab work:
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-441. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-441.
Pre-requisite: EEE 227 Electronics II , EEE 325 Power System I and their Labs
Textbook: An Introduction to Power Electronics by Bird, B. M., K. G. King, and D. A. G. Ped der
Reference: Power electronics systems: theory and design by Agrawal, Jai P.
EEE 443 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Power plants: general layout and principles, steam turbine, gas turbine, combined cycle gas turbine, hydro and nuclear.
Power plant instrumentation. Selection of location: Technical, economical and environmental factors. Load forecasting.
Generation scheduling: deterministic and probabilistic. Electricity tariff: formulation and types.
Pre-requisite: EEE 337 Power System II
Textbook: Power Plant Engineering by Larry Drbal, Kayla Westra, Pat Boston
Reference: Power Generation Handbook : Selection, App by Philip Kiameh
EEE 445 POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 446 POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Purpose of power system protection. Criteria for detecting faults: over current, differential current, difference of phase
angles, over and under voltages, power direction, symmetrical components of current and voltages, impedance, frequency
and temperature. Instrument transformers: CT and PT. Electromechanical, electronics and digital Relays: basic modules,
over current, differential, distance and directional. Trip circuits. Unit protection schemes: Generator, transformer, motor,
bus bar, transmission and distribution lines. Miniature circuit breakers and fuses. Circuit breakers: Principle of arc
extinction, selection criteria and ratings of circuit breakers, types - air, oil, SF6 and vacuum.
Lab work:
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-445. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-445.
Pre-requisite: EEE 337 Power System II
Textbook: Power System Protection by Paul M. Anderson
Reference: Practical Power System Protection by Leslie Hewitson
EEE 447
HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 448
HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
High voltage DC: Rectifier circuits, voltage multipliers, Van-de-Graaf and electrostatic generators. High voltage AC:
Cascaded transformers and Tesla coils. Impulse voltage: Shapes, mathematical analysis, codes and standards, single and
multi-stage impulse generators, tripping and control of impulse generators. Breakdown in gas, liquid and solid dielectric
materials. Corona. High voltage measurements and testing. Over-voltage phenomenon and insulation coordination.
Lightning and switching surges, basic insulation level, surge diverters and arresters.
Pre-requisite: EEE 337 Power System II
Textbook: High Voltage Engineering by M.S. Naidu
Reference: Dielectric Phenomena In High Voltage Engineering by F. W. Peek
EEE 449
POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Review of probability concepts. Probability distribution: Binomial, Poisson, and Normal. Reliability concepts: Failure rate,
outage, mean time to failure, series and parallel systems and redundancy. Markov process. Probabilistic generation and load
models. Reliability indices: Loss of load probability and loss of energy probability. Frequency and duration. Reliability
evaluation techniques of single area system.
Pre-requisite: EEE 337 Power System II
Textbook: Power System Reliability Evaluation by R. Billinton
Reference: Reliability Assessment of Electrical Power Systems Using Monte Carlo Methods by Billinton
EEE 451
POWER SYSTEM OPERATION AND CONTROL
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Principles of power system operation: SCADA, conventional and competitive environment. Unit commitment, static
security analysis, state estimation, optimal power flow, automatic generation control and dynamic security analysis.
Pre-requisite: EEE 337 Power System II and EEE 335 Control System I
Textbook: Power System Operation by Robert H. Miller, James H. Malinowsk
Reference: Electric Utility Systems and Practices by Homer M. Rustebakke
ELECTRONICS OPTIONS
EEE 351
ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Review of FET amplifiers: Passive and active loads and frequency limitation. Current mirror: Basic, cascode and active current mirror.
Differential Amplifier: Introduction, large and small signal analysis, common mode analysis and differential amplifier with active load.
Noise: Introduction to noise, types, representation in circuits, noise in single stage and differential amplifiers and bandwidth. Band-gap
references: Supply voltage independent biasing, temperature independent biasing, proportional to absolute temperature current
generation and constant transconductance biasing. Switch capacitor circuits: Sampling switches, switched capacitor circuits including
unity gain buffer, amplifier and integrator. Phase Locked Loop (PLL): Introduction, basic PLL and charge pumped PLL.
Pre-requisite: EEE 227 Electronics II
Textbook: Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
by Paul R. Gray, Paul J. Hurst, Stephen H. Lewis, Robert G. Meyer
Reference: CMOS Analog Circuit Design by Phillip E. Allen
EEE 453
PROCESSING AND FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Substrate materials: Crystal growth and wafer preparation, epitaxial growth technique, molecular beam epitaxy, chemical vapor
phase epitaxy and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Doping techniques: Diffusion and ion implantation. Growth and deposition of
dielectric layers: Thermal oxidation, CVD, plasma CVD, sputtering and silicon-nitride growth. Etching: Wet chemical etching,
silicon and GaAs etching, anisotropic etching, selective etching, dry physical etching, ion beam etching, sputtering etching and
reactive ion etching. Cleaning: Surface cleaning, organic cleaning and RCA cleaning. Lithography: Photo-reactive materials, pattern
generation, pattern transfer and metalization. Discrete device fabrication: Diode, transistor, resistor and capacitor. Integrated circuit
fabrication: Isolation - pn junction isolation, mesa isolation and oxide isolation. BJT based microcircuits, p-channel and n-channel
MOSFETs, complimentary MOSFETs and silicon on insulator devices. Testing, bonding and packaging.
Pre-requisite: EEE 227 Electronics II
Textbook: Semiconductor Technology: Processing and Novel Fabrication Techniques
by Michael E. Levinshtein, Michael S. Shur
Reference: Photomask Fabrication Technology by Benjamin G. Eynon, Banqiu Wu
EEE 455
VLSI I
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 456
VLSI I LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
VLSI technology: Top down design approach, technology trends and design styles. Review of MOS transistor theory:
Threshold voltage, body effect, I-V equations and characteristics, latch-up problems, NMOS inverter, CMOS inverter, passtransistor and transmission gates. CMOS circuit characteristics and performance estimation: Resistance, capacitance, rise
and fall times, delay, gate transistor sizing and power consumption. CMOS circuit and logic design: Layout design rules and
physical design of simple logic gates. CMOS subsystem design: Adders, multiplier and memory system, arithmetic logic
unit. Programmable logic arrays. I/O systems. VLSI testing.
Lab work:
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-455. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-455
Pre-requisite: EEE 323 Digital Electronics and EEE 324 Digital Electronics Lab
Textbook: CMOS Circuit design, Layout and Simulation, Modern VLSI Design : Systems on Silicon
by R.Jacob Baker, Harry W .Li, David E.Boyce
Reference: Design of VLSI Systems : A practical Introduction, by Linda E.M. Brackendury
EEE 457
MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEM DESIGN
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 458
MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEM DESIGN LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
The internal structure and operation of microcontrollers will be studied. The design methodology for software and hardware
applications will be developed through the labs and design projects The objective of this course is to teach students design and
interfacing of microcontroller-based embedded systems. High-level languages are used to interface the microcontrollers to various
applications. There are extensive hands-on labs/projects. Embedded system for sensor applications will be introduced. GUI using C#
Lab work:
(1) PIC microcontrollers: introduction and features, (2) CCS C Compiler and PIC18F Development System, (3) PIC
Architecture & Programming, (4) PIC I/O Port Programming, (5) PIC Programming in C (6) PIC18 Hardware Connection
and ROM loaders, (7) PIC18 Timers Programming, (8) PIC18 Serial Port Programming, (9) Interrupt Programming, (10)
LCD and Keypad Interface, (11) External EEPROM and I2C, (12) USB and HID Class, (13) ADC and DAC, (14) Sensor
and other Applications, (15) CCP and ECCP Programming, (16) Capture Mode Programming and Pulse Width
Measurement, (17) C# RS232 Interface Programming, (18) C# GUI Plot Program, (19) Digital Oscilloscope, spectral
Analyzer, and multi-meter, (20) Impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context,
(21) Knowledge of contemporary issues, (22) Final Project
Pre-requisite: EEE 323 Digital Electronics and EEE 324 Digital Electronics Lab
Textbook: The PIC Microcontroller and Embedded systems – Using Assembly and C for PIC18
by Muhammad Ali Mazidi, Rolin D. McKinlay, and Danny Causey
Reference: Embedded System Design with the Atmel Avr Microcontroller By Steven Barrett
EEE 459
COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR AND HETERO-JUNCTION DEVICES
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Compound semiconductor: Zinc-blend crystal structures, growth techniques, alloys, band gap, density of carriers in intrinsic and doped
compound semiconductors. Hetero-Junctions: Band alignment, band offset, Anderson’s rule, single and double sided hetero-junctions,
quantum wells and quantization effects, lattice mismatch and strain and common hetero-structure material systems. Hetero-Junction
diode: Band banding, carrier transport and I-V characteristics. Hetero-junction field effect transistor: Structure and principle, band
structure, carrier transport and I-V characteristics. Hetero-structure bipolar transistor (HBT): Structure and operating principle, quasistatic analysis, extended Gummel-Poon model, Ebers-Moll model, secondary effects and band diagram of a graded alloy base HBT.
Pre-requisite: EEE 421 Solid State Devices
Textbook: Compound semiconductor electronics: the age of maturity, by M shur
Reference: Sige heterojunction bipolar transistors by Peter ashburn
EEE 461
VLSI II
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 462
VLSI II LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
VLSI MOS system design: Layout extraction and verification, full and semi-full custom design styles and logical and
physical positioning. Design entry tools: Schematic capture and HDL. Logic and switch level simulation. Static timing.
Concepts and tools of analysis, solution techniques for floor planning, placement, global routing and detailed routing.
Application specific integrated circuit design including FPGA.
Lab work:
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-461. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-461
Pre-requisite: EEE 455 VLSI I and EEE 456 VLSI I Lab
Textbook: Digital Integrated Circuits by Jan M. Rabaey
Reference: Silicon VLSI Technology: Fundamentals, Practice and Modeling
by James D. Plummer, Michael D. Deal and Peter B. Griffin
EEE 463
PROGRAMMABLE ASIC DESIGN
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 464
PROGRAMMABLE ASIC DESIGN LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
The goal of the course is to introduce digital design techniques using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). We will discuss FPGA
architecture, digital design flow using FPGAs, and other technologies associated with field programmable gate arrays. The course study
will involve extensive lab projects to give students hands-on experience on designing digital systems on FPGA platforms.
Topics include:
1. Introduction to ASICs and FPGAs, 2. Fundamentals in digital IC design, 3. FPGA & CPLD Architectures, 4. FPGA
Programming Technologies, 5. FPGA Logic Cell Structures, 6. FPGA Programmable Interconnect and I/O Ports, 7. FPGA
Implementation of Combinational Circuits, 8. FPGA Sequential Circuits, 9. Timing Issues in FPGA Synchronous Circuits,
10. Introduction to Verilog HDL and FPGA Design flow with using Verilog HDL, 11. FPGA Arithmetic Circuits, 12.
FPGAs in DSP Applications, 13. FPGA Implementation of Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizer, 14. FPGA Microprocessor
design, 15. Design Case Study: Design of SDRAM Controller, 16. Design Case Study: Design of Halftone Pixel Converter,
17. FPGA High-level Design Techniques, 18. Programming FPGAs in Electronic Systems, 19. Dynamically Reconfigurable
Systems, 20. Latest Trends in Programmable ASIC and System Design.
Lab work:
1. Implement an encoding circuit with using user constraint file
2. Implement an 8-bit signed multiplier with using user constraint file. Study how user constraint files can be used to
improve circuit performance
3. Design and implement an multiplier and accumulator (MAC) unit using distributed arithmetic circuits
4. Project: Implementing a fixed-point 2nd-order low-pass filter
Pre-requisite: EEE 457 Microcontroller System Design, EEE 458 Microcontroller System Design Lab
Textbook: FPGA-Based System Design by Wayne Wolf
Reference: Advanced FPGA Design by Steve Kilts
EEE 465
OPTOELECTRONICS
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Optical properties in semiconductor: Direct and indirect band-gap materials, radiative and non-radiative recombination, optical
absorption, photo-generated excess carriers, minority carrier life time, luminescence and quantum efficiency in radiation. Properties of
light: Particle and wave nature of light, polarization, interference, diffraction and blackbody radiation. Light emitting diode (LED):
Principles, materials for visible and infrared LED, internal and external efficiency, loss mechanism, structure and coupling to optical
fibers. Stimulated emission and light amplification: Spontaneous and stimulated emission, Einstein relations, population inversion,
absorption of radiation, optical feedback and threshold conditions. Semiconductor Lasers: Population inversion in degenerate
semiconductors, laser cavity, operating wavelength, threshold current density, power output, hetero-junction lasers, optical and electrical
confinement. Introduction to quantum well lasers. Photo-detectors: Photoconductors, junction photo-detectors, PIN detectors, avalanche
photodiodes and phototransistors. Solar cells: Solar energy and spectrum, silicon and Schottkey solar cells. Modulation of light: Phase
and amplitude modulation, electro-optic effect, acousto-optic effect and magneto-optic devices. Introduction to integrated optics.
Pre-requisite: EEE 227 Electronics II
Textbook: Electrochromism and Electrochromic Devices
by Paul Monk, R. J. Mortimer, D. R. Rosseinsky
Reference: Optical System Design by Robert Fischer, Paul R. Yoder, Biljana Tadic-Galeb
EEE 467 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THEORY
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Lattice vibration: Simple harmonic model, dispersion relation, acoustic and optical phonons. Band structure: Isotropic and
anisotropic crystals, band diagrams and effective masses of different semiconductors and alloys. Scattering theory: Review
of classical theory, Fermi-Golden rule, scattering rates of different processes, scattering mechanisms in different
semiconductors, mobility. Different carrier transport models: Drift-diffusion theory, ambipolar transport, hydrodynamic
model, Boltzman transport equations, quantum mechanical model, simple applications.
Pre-requisite: EEE 421 Solid State Devices
Textbook: Power Semiconductor Devices: Theory and Applications
by Vítezslav Benda, Duncan A. Grant, John Gowar.
Reference: Physics of Semiconductor Devices by Simon M. Sze
COMMUNICATION OPTIONS
EEE 371
RANDOM SIGNALS AND PROCESSES
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Probability and random variables. Distribution and density functions and conditional probability. Expectation: moments and
characteristic functions. Transformation of a random variable. Vector random variables. Joint distribution and density. Independence.
Sums of random variables. Random Processes. Correlation functions. Process measurements. Gaussian and Poisson random processes.
Noise models. Stationarity and Ergodicity. Spectral Estimation. Correlation and power spectrum. Cross spectral densities. Response of
linear systems to random inputs. Introduction to discrete time processes, Mean-square error estimation, Detection and linear filtering.
Pre-requisite: EEE 321 Signals and Linear Systems
Textbook: Introduction to Random Signals and Processes by Michael Haag
Reference: An Introduction to the Theory of Random Signals and Noise by Wilbur B., Jr. Davenport, William L. Root
EEE 473
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING II
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Spectral estimation: Nonparametric methods – discrete random processes, autocorrelation sequence, periodogram; parametric
method–autoregressive modeling, forward/backward linear prediction, Levinson-Durbin algorithm, minimum variance method and
Eigen-structure method I and II. Adaptive signal processing: Application, equalization, interference suppression, noise cancellation,
FIR filters, minimum mean-square error criterion, least mean-square algorithm and recursive least square algorithm. Multi-rate DSP:
Interpolation and decimation, poly-phase representation and multistage implementation. Perfect reconstruction filter banks: Power
symmetric, alias-free multi-channel and tree structured filter banks. Wavelets: Short time Fourier transform, wavelet transform,
discrete time orthogonal wavelets and continuous time wavelet basis.
Pre-requisite: EEE 331 Digital Signal Processing I
Textbook: Digital Signal Processing by John G. Proakis
Reference: Digital Signal Processing by Alan V. Oppenheim and R. W. Schafer
EEE 475 RF AND MICROWAVE ENGINEERING
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 476 RF AND MICROWAVE ENGINEERING LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Electromagnetic Engineering Antenna Theory and Practice Analytical and Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics,
RF and Microwave Circuits and Antenna . RF and Microwave Integrated Circuits. Tuned small-signal amplifiers, mixers
and active filters, oscillators; receivers; amplitude modulation; single side-band modulation; angle modulation; digital
communications; transmission lines and cables; radio wave propagation; antennae. Spectral analysis; phase locked loops;
noise; antennae; cellular radio; meteor burst communications; spread spectrum techniques.
Transmission lines: Voltage and current in ideal transmission lines, reflection, transmission, standing wave, impedance transformation,
Smith chart, impedance matching and lossy transmission lines. Waveguides: general formulation, modes of propagation and losses in
parallel plate, rectangular and circular waveguides. Microstrips: Structures and characteristics. Rectangular resonant cavities: Energy
storage, losses and Q. Radiation: Small current element, radiation resistance, radiation pattern and properties, Hertzian and half wave
dipoles. Antennas: Mono pole, horn, rhombic and parabolic reflector, array, and Yagi-Uda antenna.
Lab work:
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts
learned in EEE-475. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-475.
Pre-requisite: EEE 321 Signals and Linear Systems
Textbook: Microwave devices and Circuits by Samuel Y. Lias
Reference: Microwave Engineering by P.A. Rizzi
EEE 477
GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
By the end of the course students will…
1. Understand how communication both structures and is structured by geography.
2. Understand the uneven geographical development of the Internet and other communication technologies.
3. Recognize the significance of the location of physical telecommunications infrastructure in the construction of cyberspaces.
4. Understand the ways that communications technologies may be undermining or enhancing the creation of community.
5. Critically analyze the content of online communications.
6. Apply principles of good web design (including principles of accessibility for people with disabilities) to become a
content creator as well as a content consumer.
7. Be able to identify the ways that online and offline worlds interconnect.
8. Understand the interrelationships among the disciplines of communication and geography.
9. Understand how their own relationships with others are affected by telecommunications technologies.
10. Understand how technological skills may be used to benefit their own and other's communities.
11. Develop skills in managing complex projects and in working as a part of a team. be able to identify both printed and online
sources of information that they can use in the future to understand the changing geography of communication.
12. Develop web design skills that may be useful for gaining employment upon graduation.
Pre-requisite: EEE 329 Basic Communication Engineering
Textbook: The Cybercities Reader by Stephen Graham.
Reference: Mapping Cyberspace by Martin Dodge and Rob Kitchin
EEE 481
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 482
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Optical fiber as wave-guides: Ray theory, Modes, SMF, MMF, Step Index and graded Index Fiber, Transmission
Characteristic: Attenuation, Dispersion, Polarization, Fabrication: Liquid phase, Vapor phase, Fiber Cables, Connectors
and Couplers: Alignment and joint loss, Splices, GRIN rod lens, Connectors, Couplers, Optical Source: LASER,
semiconductor injection LASER, LASER characteristic, modulation Optical Detectors: Photodiode construction,
characteristic, P-N, P-I-N, APD, Direct Detection: Noise, Eye diagram, Receiver design, Fiber Amplifier: Construction,
characteristic, use, Digital Transmission System: Point to point link, power budget, Noise, Advanced Systems and
Techniques: WDM, Photonic switching, All optical network.
Lab work:
1. Study of Optical Fibers, 2. Multimode behavior of a optical fiber, 3. Measurement of Bend Loss, 4. Study of an optical
attenuator, 5. L-I curve of a LASER, 6. Construction of a power meter, 7. Fiber optic data communication, 8. BER plot of
fiber optic system, 9. Project on fiber optic system.
Pre-requisite: EEE 329 Basic Communication Engineering,
EEE 330 Basic Communication Engineering Lab
Textbook: Optical Fiber Communication by John M. Senior
Reference: Fiber Optic Communication Technique by D.K Mynbaev
EEE 483
TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction: Principle, evolution, networks, exchange and international regulatory bodies. Telephone apparatus:
Microphone, speakers, ringer, pulse and tone dialing mechanism, side-tone mechanism, local and central batteries and
advanced features. Switching system: Introduction to analog system, digital switching systems – space division switching,
blocking probability and multistage switching, time division switching and two dimensional switching. Traffic analysis:
Traffic characterization, grades of service, network blocking probabilities, delay system and queuing. Modern telephone
services and network: Internet telephony, facsimile, integrated services digital network, asynchronous transfer mode and
intelligent networks. Introduction to cellular telephony and satellite communication.
Pre-requisite: EEE 329 Basic Communication Engineering,
EEE 330 Basic Communication Engineering Lab
Textbook: Telecommunications by Warren Hioki
Reference: Reference manual for telecom engineering 2d e by Freemann
EEE 485
CELLULAR MOBILE AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
Cellular & Mobile Communication: Introduction to code divisions Multiple Access (CDMA), Basic concepts, Spread spectrum,
DS (Direct sequence) spread spectrum, Reverse link DSCDMA, forward link DS-CDMA, Cellular systems, GSM, AMPS, Cellular
digital packet data. CDMA Air links: Pilot channel, Synchronous channel, Paging channel, Traffic channel, Free space propagation,
Propagation model, Multi path propagation, Propagation environment, Marine environment.
Historical developments of Mobile Telephony, Trunking efficiency, Propagation criteria, mobile ratio environment,
Elements of cellular radio system design, Specifications, Channel capacity, Cell coverage for signal and traffic, Mobile
propagation models and fading models, Interference effects, Power control, Mobile switching and traffic, Mobile switching
system and its subsystems, Mobile communication protocols.
Satellite Communication: Introduction, Types of Satellites, Orbits, Station keeping, Satellite altitude, Transmission path, Path
losses, Noise considerations, Satellite systems, Saturation flux density, Effective isotropic radiated power, Multiple access methods.
Pre-requisite: EEE 483 Telecommunication Engineering
Textbook: Cellular Mobile Systems Engineering by Saleh Faruque and
Wireless Communication by Theoder S. Rappaport
Reference: Cellular mobile communication by William Schneder
INTERDISCIPLINERY OPTIONS
EEE 487
CONTROL SYSTEM II
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 488
CONTROL SYSTEM II LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Compensation using pole placement technique. State equations of digital systems with sample and hold, state equation of digital
systems, digital simulation and approximation. Solution of discrete state equations: by z-transform, state equation and transfer
function, state diagrams, state plane analysis. Stability of digital control systems. Digital simulation and digital redesign. Time domain
analysis. Frequency domain analysis. Controllability and observability. Optimal linear digital regulator design. Digital state observer.
Microprocessor control. Introduction to neural network and fuzzy control, adaptive control. HµControl, nonlinear control.
Pre-requisite: EEE 335 Control System I and EEE 336 Control System I Lab
Textbook: Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise
Reference: Modern Control Engineering (4th Edition) by Katsuhiko Ogata
EEE 489 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 490 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Modern society relies on stable, readily available energy supplies. Renewable energy is an increasingly important
component of the new energy mix. The course covers energy conversion, utilization and storage for renewable technologies
such as wind, solar, biomass, fuel cells and hybrid systems. Thermodynamics concepts (including the first and second law)
will form the basis for modeling the renewable energy systems. The course also touches upon the environmental
consequences of energy conversion and how renewable energy can reduce air pollution and global climate change.
Course Objectives of the course:
I. Understand and analyze energy conversion, utilization and storage for renewable technologies such as wind, solar,
biomass, fuel cells and hybrid systems and for more conventional fossil fuel-based technologies.
II. Use the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics and introductory transport phenomena to form the basis of modeling
renewable energy systems.
III. Understand the environmental consequences of energy conversion and how renewable energy can reduce air pollution
and global climate change
Topics include:
Introduction to Renewable Energy, Review of Thermodynamics, Second Law Analysis, Availability, Exergy, Free Energy, Solar
Radiation, Solar Thermal, Biomass, Wind Energy, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Storage, Thermionics, Wave,
Pre-requisite: EEE 223 Electrical Machines I, EEE 224 Electrical Machines I Lab, EEE 225 Electrical
Machines II, EEE 225 Electrical Machines II Lab, EEE 439 Electrical Machines III
Textbook: Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes by Aldo Da Rosa
Reference: Fundamentals of Thermodynamics by
Sonntag, Borgnakke, Van Wylen John Wiley and Sons
EEE 491
BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 492
BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Description
Introduction to engineering aspects of the detection, acquisition, processing, and display of signals from living systems; biomedical
sensors for measurements of bio-potentials, ions and gases in aqueous solution, force, displacement, blood pressure, blood flow, heart
sounds, respiration, and temperature; therapeutic and prosthetic devices; medical imaging instrumentation.
Course Objectives
 Understand the limitations of instrumentation in terms of accuracy, resolution, precision, and reliability.
 Analyze and design operational amplifier and instrumentation amplifier circuits to amplify bio-signals.
 Analyze and design filter circuits to filter unwanted signals from bio-signals
 Understand the origin of cardiac and muscle bio-signals and how they are acquired using ECG and electromyogram electrodes
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Understand electrode circuit models and how they effect signal acquisition
Understand they physical modes of operation of various biosensors (amperometric, enzymatic, optical, resistive, capacitive) .
Describe and compare methods and instrumentation needed to measure pressure and flow in the body.
Determine and characterize the factors that limit medical imaging methods in biological tissue.
Describe the requirements and limitations of bioinstrumentation in the clinical environment.
Function and interact cooperatively and efficiently as a team member in completing a project.
Present work in both written and oral reports.
Lab work:
Description
The goal of the course is to provide students with laboratory experience to test the principles, design, and applications of
medical instrumentation. This course also provides exposure to clinical applications of medical instrumentation.
Course Objectives
 Analyze, design, and construct operational amplifier and instrumentation amplifier circuits to amplify bio-signals.
 Analyze, design, and construct filter circuits to filter unwanted signals from bio-signals.
 Acquire electrical and biological signals by implementing virtual instruments with Agilent VEE, LabView, or
amplifiers coupled to a computer with other software.
 Understand biosensor and electrode design and apply them for signal acquisition.
 Understand the limitations of instrumentation in terms of accuracy, resolution, precision, and reliability.
 Understand the origin of cardiac and muscle bio-signals and acquire data using ECG and electromyogram
electrodes.
 Determine and characterize the factors that limit ultrasound and other imaging methods in biological tissue.
 Describe the requirements and limitations of bioinstrumentation in the clinical environment.
 Function and interact cooperatively and efficiently as a team member in completing laboratory projects.
 Present laboratory data in a written format.
Pre-requisite: EEE 223 Electrical Machines I, EEE 224 Electrical Machines I Lab, EEE 225 Electrical
Machines II, EEE 225 Electrical Machines II Lab, EEE 439 Electrical Machines III
Textbook: Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, Fourth Edition by John Webster
Reference: Design and Development of Medical Electronics Instrumentation: A Practical Perspective of the Design,
Construction, and Test of Medical Devices by David Prutchi
EEE 493
MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION
3 hours/Week, 3 Credits
EEE 494
MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION LAB
3 hours/Week, 1.5 Credits
Introduction: Applications, functional elements of a measurement system and classification of instruments. Measurement of
electrical quantities: Current and voltage, power and energy measurement. Current and potential transformer. Transducers:
mechanical, electrical and optical. Measurement of non-electrical quantities: Temperature, pressure, flow, level, strain, force and
torque. Basic elements of DC and AC signal conditioning: Instrumentation amplifier, noise and source of noise, noise elimination
compensation, function generation and linearization, A/D and D/A converters, sample and hold circuits. Data Transmission and
Telemetry: Methods of data transmission, DC/AC telemetry system and digital data transmission. Recording and display devices.
Data acquisition system and microprocessor applications in instrumentation.
Lab work:
This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and
concepts learned in EEE-493. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE-493.
Pre-requisite: EEE 223 Electrical Machines I, EEE 224 Electrical Machines I Lab, EEE 225 Electrical
Machines II, EEE 225 Electrical Machines II Lab, EEE 439 Electrical Machines III
Textbook: Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, Third Edition by Alan S Morris
Reference: Instrumentation for Process Measurement and Control, Third Editon by Norman A. Anderson